At first, Stanley Johnson could see the Oklahoma City Thunder’s point.

Maybe teammate Reggie Jackson enjoyed himself a bit too much toward the end of the Detroit Pistons’ 88-82 victory Tuesday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

But things changed when he read the comments from Thunder superstar Kevin Durant, who said “I wanted to play against Detroit, for sure, but you know, it's Detroit. Who cares about Detroit?” to explain his reasoning for skipping the game.

Johnson said such comments were “uncalled for” and said Durant “disrespected” the franchise.

“If he wanted to have an impact on the game, he should have just played,” Johnson said after this morning’s shoot-around.

He continued.

“No one is scared of playing against him on this side of town,” Johnson said. “Next year we have two games scheduled, and I know, for me, it's circled on my schedule from now on.”

We are now on Day 4 of the war of words between the two teams. The heat started when Jackson celebrated in a way that angered Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook as the seconds winded down Tuesday. Westbrook called the display “bull----.”

Jackson declined to fire back at Westbrook, but Durant added fuel to the fire when he called Jackson’s antics “bush league.”

But Durant also stated those dismissive comments about the Pistons.

“I don't think we're something to play with,” Johnson said. “I think we can be a playoff team and you gotta respect that. I think by saying that, he disrespected our whole team.”

The Pistons (40-35) will try to get to a season-high six games over .500 tonight when they face the Dallas Mavericks (37-38) at the Palace (7:30 p.m., FSD).